Texas' 18th Congressional District

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Texas' 18th Congressional District
Incumbent
Vacant

U.S. House Texas District 18 is vacant. It was last represented by Sylvester Turner (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Texas representatives represented an average of 767,981 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 701,901 residents.

To learn more about the 2025 special election for Texas' 18th Congressional District, click here.

Elections

2025

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District special election, 2025

A special election to fill the seat representing Texas' 18th Congressional District in the U.S. House will be held in 2025. The general election will be held on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline was September 3, 2025.[1]

The special election will fill the vacancy left by Sylvester Turner (D), who died on March 5, 2025.[2]

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 18

The following candidates are running in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 4, 2025.


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2024

Regular election

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Sylvester Turner defeated Lana Centonze, Vince Duncan, and Kevin Dural in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner (D)
 
69.4
 
151,834
Image of Lana Centonze
Lana Centonze (R) Candidate Connection
 
30.5
 
66,810
Image of Vince Duncan
Vince Duncan (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
62
Image of Kevin Dural
Kevin Dural (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
14

Total votes: 218,720
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Amanda Edwards and Robert Slater (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee
 
60.0
 
23,629
Image of Amanda Edwards
Amanda Edwards
 
37.3
 
14,668
Image of Robert Slater
Robert Slater (Unofficially withdrew) Candidate Connection
 
2.7
 
1,059

Total votes: 39,356
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Lana Centonze defeated Aaron Hermes in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lana Centonze
Lana Centonze Candidate Connection
 
53.3
 
6,202
Image of Aaron Hermes
Aaron Hermes Candidate Connection
 
46.7
 
5,438

Total votes: 11,640
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Special election

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District special election, 2024

The special election filled the vacancy left by Sheila Jackson Lee (D), who died on July 19, 2024.[3]

General election
Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Erica Lee Carter defeated Maria Dunn and Kevin Dural in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erica Lee Carter
Erica Lee Carter (D)
 
67.9
 
146,413
Image of Maria Dunn
Maria Dunn (R) Candidate Connection
 
22.2
 
47,835
Image of Kevin Dural
Kevin Dural (R)
 
9.9
 
21,257

Total votes: 215,505
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2022

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Carmen Montiel, Vince Duncan, and Phil Kurtz in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
 
70.7
 
110,511
Image of Carmen Montiel
Carmen Montiel (R) Candidate Connection
 
26.2
 
40,941
Image of Vince Duncan
Vince Duncan (Independent)
 
1.8
 
2,766
Image of Phil Kurtz
Phil Kurtz (L)
 
1.3
 
2,050

Total votes: 156,268
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee
 
100.0
 
35,194

Total votes: 35,194
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Carmen Montiel advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carmen Montiel
Carmen Montiel Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
11,087

Total votes: 11,087
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 18

Phil Kurtz advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 12, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phil Kurtz
Phil Kurtz (L)
 
90.7
 
39
 Other/Write-in votes
 
9.3
 
4

Total votes: 43
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2020

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Wendell Champion, Luke Spencer, and Vince Duncan in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
 
73.3
 
180,952
Image of Wendell Champion
Wendell Champion (R) Candidate Connection
 
23.5
 
58,033
Image of Luke Spencer
Luke Spencer (L)
 
1.8
 
4,514
Image of Vince Duncan
Vince Duncan (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
3,396

Total votes: 246,895
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 18

Wendell Champion defeated Robert Cadena in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 18 on July 14, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Wendell Champion
Wendell Champion Candidate Connection
 
71.8
 
4,000
Image of Robert Cadena
Robert Cadena Candidate Connection
 
28.2
 
1,570

Total votes: 5,570
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee
 
77.1
 
49,729
Image of Marc Flores
Marc Flores Candidate Connection
 
8.3
 
5,353
Image of Bimal Patel
Bimal Patel
 
3.8
 
2,456
Image of Jerry Ford Sr.
Jerry Ford Sr.
 
3.7
 
2,417
Image of Stevens Orozco
Stevens Orozco Candidate Connection
 
3.4
 
2,180
Image of Michael Allen
Michael Allen Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
1,672
Image of Donovan Boson
Donovan Boson Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
709

Total votes: 64,516
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Wendell Champion
Wendell Champion Candidate Connection
 
35.1
 
3,428
Image of Robert Cadena
Robert Cadena Candidate Connection
 
20.5
 
2,005
Image of T.C. Manning
T.C. Manning Candidate Connection
 
18.7
 
1,823
Image of Nathan Milliron
Nathan Milliron Candidate Connection
 
11.0
 
1,076
Image of Ava Pate
Ava Pate
 
8.1
 
794
Nellie Heiskell
 
6.5
 
638

Total votes: 9,764
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 18

Luke Spencer advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 21, 2020.

Candidate
Image of Luke Spencer
Luke Spencer (L)

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2018

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Ava Pate, Luke Spencer, and Vince Duncan in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
 
75.2
 
138,704
Image of Ava Pate
Ava Pate (R)
 
20.8
 
38,368
Image of Luke Spencer
Luke Spencer (L)
 
2.2
 
4,067
Image of Vince Duncan
Vince Duncan (Independent)
 
1.7
 
3,193

Total votes: 184,332
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Richard Johnson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee
 
86.0
 
34,514
Image of Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
 
14.0
 
5,604

Total votes: 40,118
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Ava Pate advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ava Pate
Ava Pate
 
100.0
 
7,634

Total votes: 7,634
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2016

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) defeated Lori Bartley (R) and Thomas Kleven (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bartley defeated Reggie Gonzales in the Republican primary runoff on May 24, 2016. Prior to that, Bartley and Gonzales defeated Sharon Joy Fisher and Ava Pate in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, to advance to the runoff election.[4][5]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee Incumbent 73.5% 150,157
     Republican Lori Bartley 23.6% 48,306
     Green Thomas Kleven 2.9% 5,845
Total Votes 204,308
Source: Texas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Texas District 18 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLori Bartley 33.7% 5,691
Green check mark transparent.pngReggie Gonzales 33.1% 5,587
Sharon Joy Fisher 26.1% 4,414
Ava Pate 7.1% 1,204
Total Votes 16,896
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 18 Republican Runoff Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLori Bartley 57.6% 1,491
Reggie Gonzales 42.4% 1,096
Total Votes 2,587
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 18th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) defeated Sean Seibert (R), Remington Alessi (G) and Vince Duncan (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee Incumbent 71.8% 76,097
     Republican Sean Seibert 24.8% 26,249
     Independent Vince Duncan 2.2% 2,362
     Green Remington Alessi 1.2% 1,302
Total Votes 106,010
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 18th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) won re-election. She defeated Sean Seibert (R) and Christopher Barber (L) in the general election.[6]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee Incumbent 75% 146,223
     Republican Sean Seibert 22.6% 44,015
     Libertarian Christopher Barber 2.4% 4,694
Total Votes 194,932
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"


2010
On November 2, 2010, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated John Faulk (R), Mike Taylor (L) and Charles Meyer (Write-in) in the general election.[7]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee incumbent 70.2% 85,108
     Republican John Faulk 27.3% 33,067
     Libertarian Mike Taylor 2.6% 3,118
     Write-in Charles Meyer 0% 28
Total Votes 121,321


2008
On November 4, 2008, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated John Faulk (R) and Mike Taylor (L) in the general election.[8]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee incumbent 77.3% 148,617
     Republican John Faulk 20.3% 39,095
     Libertarian Mike Taylor 2.3% 4,486
Total Votes 192,198


2006
On November 7, 2006, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Ahmad Hassan (R) and Patrick Warren (L) in the general election.[9]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee incumbent 76.6% 65,936
     Republican Ahmad Hassan 19.1% 16,448
     Libertarian Patrick Warren 4.3% 3,667
Total Votes 86,051


2004
On November 2, 2004, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Tom Bazan (I) and Brent Sullivan (L) in the general election.[10]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee incumbent 88.9% 136,018
     Independent Tom Bazan 6.4% 9,787
     Libertarian Brent Sullivan 4.7% 7,183
Total Votes 152,988


2002
On November 5, 2002, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Phillip Abbott (R) and Brent Sullivan (L) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee incumbent 76.9% 99,161
     Republican Phillip Abbott 21.7% 27,980
     Libertarian Brent Sullivan 1.4% 1,785
Total Votes 128,926


2000
On November 7, 2000, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Bob Levy (R) and Colin Nankervis (L) in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee incumbent 76.5% 131,857
     Republican Bob Levy 22.2% 38,191
     Libertarian Colin Nankervis 1.4% 2,330
Total Votes 172,378


1998
On November 3, 1998, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated James Galvan (L) in the general election.[13]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 1998
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee incumbent 89.9% 82,091
     Libertarian James Galvan 10.1% 9,176
Total Votes 91,267


1996
On November 5, 1996, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Larry White (R), Jerry Burley (R), George Young (R) and Mike Lamson (D) in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 1996
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee incumbent 77.1% 106,111
     Republican Larry White 10.1% 13,956
     Republican Jerry Burley 5.7% 7,877
     Republican George Young 3.9% 5,332
     Democratic Mike Lamson 3.2% 4,412
Total Votes 137,688


1994
On November 8, 1994, Sheila Jackson Lee won election to the United States House. She defeated Jerry Burley (R), J. Larry Snellings (I) and George Hollenbeck (L) in the general election.[15]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Jackson Lee 73.5% 84,790
     Republican Jerry Burley 24.4% 28,153
     Independent J. Larry Snellings 1.1% 1,278
     Libertarian George Hollenbeck 1% 1,169
Total Votes 115,390


1992
On November 3, 1992, Craig Washington won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Edward Blum (R) and Gregg Lassen (L) in the general election.[16]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 1992
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Washington incumbent 64.7% 111,422
     Republican Edward Blum 32.6% 56,080
     Libertarian Gregg Lassen 2.7% 4,706
Total Votes 172,208


1990
On November 6, 1990, Craig Washington won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.[17]

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 1990
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Washington incumbent 99.6% 54,477
     N/A Write-in 0.4% 243
Total Votes 54,720


District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

In August 2025, the Texas Legislature proposed a new congressional district map during special legislative sessions that prompted Democratic legislators to leave the state to prevent a quorum.[18][19] Click here to read more about the 2025 Democratic walkout during mid-decade redistricting in Texas.

On August 20, 2025, the Texas House approved House Bill 4 containing a new congressional map by an 88-52 vote along party lines.[20] On August 23, 2025, the Texas Senate approved the map by an 18-11 vote along party lines.[21] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the new map into law on August 29, 2025.[22] The bill text stated the new district boundaries would take effect for the 2026 elections.[23]

Texas first enacted new congressional districts on October 25, 2021. The Senate released a proposed congressional map on September 27, 2021, and approved an amended version of the proposal on October 8, 2021.[24] On October 13, 2021, the House Redistricting Committee approved an amended version of the congressional map, and both chambers of the legislature approved a finalized version of the map on October 18, 2021. The Senate approved the proposal in an 18-13 vote, and the House approved the bill in an 84-59 vote.[25] Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the map into law on October 25, 2021.[26] This map took effect for Texas' 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Texas work? In Texas, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Texas State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[27]

If the state legislature is unable to approve a state legislative redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines (the backup commission is not involved in congressional redistricting). This backup commission, established in 1948, comprises the following members:[27]

  1. Lieutenant governor
  2. Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
  3. Attorney general
  4. State comptroller
  5. Commissioner of the General Land Office

The Texas Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and "that they preserve whole counties when population mandates permit."[27]

Texas District 18
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Texas District 18
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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The 18th Congressional District of Texas, prior to the 2010-2011 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2010 census

Following the 2010 United States Census, Texas gained four congressional seats. Texas' final congressional redistricting plan was approved by the Texas Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Perry (R) in June 2013.[28][29][30]

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 18th the 48th most Democratic district nationally.[31]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 18th the 47th most Democratic district nationally.[32]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 73.6%-25.1%.[33]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 18th the 49th most Democratic district nationally.[34]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 73.6% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 25.1%.[35]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+27. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 27 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 18th Congressional District the 38th most Democratic nationally.[36]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.05. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.05 points toward that party.[37]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Office of the Texas Governor, "Governor Abbott Orders Special Election To Be Held In Congressional District 18," April 7, 2025
  2. NBC News, "Rep. Sylvester Turner, a Texas Democrat, dies at 70," March 5, 2025
  3. CBS News, "Sheila Jackson Lee, longtime Texas congresswoman, dies at 74," July 20, 2024
  4. Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
  5. The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
  6. Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
  7. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
  16. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  17. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
  18. Associated Press, "Texas Democrats fleeing state to block redistricting vote follows strategy that’s had mixed results," August 3, 2025
  19. Texas Tribune, "The Texas Legislature is back for a special session. Here’s what we’re watching.," July 21, 2025
  20. CBS News, "Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan after weeks-long standoff," August 20, 2025
  21. Houston Chronicle, "Texas Democrats ramp up criticism of new Texas congressional map after Senate sends it to governor," August 23, 2025
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  23. LegiScan, "Texas House Bill 4," accessed August 29, 2025
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Al Green (D)
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Chip Roy (R)
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